Chapter 458 Active and passive


    On the surface, everything seemed normal. The Fourth Legion located at Storry 13 was still stationed, while the Bonn Fortress in front seemed to be motionless. Cleolev was still dispatching troops and preparing as much as possible for the upcoming war... However, this calmness could not even last for a day.


    "What did you say? The court took action?!"


    The next day at noon, before lunch was even ready, Cleolev received the news that surprised him from his adjutant Karl.


    "Yes, sir, according to the scout''s report, the steel giant and five steel chariots and 5,000 Fourth Legion soldiers left Storry 13 early this morning and were advancing towards the Bonn Fortress!"


    "How long will it take to reach the Bonn Fortress?"


    "It will take at least five days!"


    "very good."


    After calculating, Cleolev nodded. Five days was enough for the reinforcements of the Second Legion to meet with them. Since the Iron Giants made some moves, they can rush through the Bonn Fortress with the converged reinforcements and then bloom on all sides while the Iron Giants had not yet arrived at the Bonn Fortress! As long as the Iron Giant is separated from the Fourth Legion, the next move will be much more convenient!


    However, what Cliolev thinks does not mean that others thinks so.


    "Report!"


    Cleolev just finished lunch when he saw a messenger rushing into his room.


    "The order from the Council of the Parliamentary Council, Commander-in-Chiak, requires the First Legion to protect the Bonn Fortress at all costs, and there is absolutely no loss!"


    “…………………”


    Hearing the other party’s message, Cleolev suddenly felt that the food in his mouth was no longer delicious.


    "Why………"


    Looking at the order letter handed over by the messenger, Cleolev sighed helplessly and looked at the adjutant Carl beside him, who shook his head.


    This is not their original plan, but it is useless because it is an order from the commander-in-chief of the army, and they have to listen if they don’t listen.


    “What should I do now?”


    "There is no choice but to set out to Bonn Fortress and keep it there."


    Cryolev sighed silently, the order from the Council was very clear, requiring the First Legion to set off immediately and go to Bonn Fortress to defend. The Second Legion reinforcements arrived later and asked the First Legion to defend the Bonn Fortress at all costs. It was obvious that the Council also learned about the action of the Inquisition, and their first idea was to save themselves...


    Thinking of this, Cleolev was not in the mood to have a meal again.


    "I will inform the entire army and prepare to set off and send someone to inform the Bonn Fortress, and we will be responsible from now on!"


    While the First Legion was operating, their actions were naturally reported by the Reconnaissance and Kanami.


    "I really didn''t expect... Cleolev would really take action..."


    Hearing the information brought back by the two, Qierti and Uruze were both confused and could not believe it at all. Especially Uruze, as Seth''s military advisor, she is also best at planning in this area. Before the action began, Uruze conducted a series of analysis of the opponent Cliolev. In her opinion, this veteran was brave and courageous, and had a cautious personality. He should take the initiative by himself, rather than handing over the initiative to others.


    Being led by someone like this doesn''t look like Creolev''s style at all.


    “It’s very simple.”


    Compared with the surprises of Qierti and Uluze, Duanmuhuai seemed very calm.


    "Because this is ultimately a political issue, not a military issue."


    "Political issues?"


    “That’s right.”


    Duanmu Huai nodded.


    "You all think that Cliolev is our opponent, but in fact, Cliolev is just a general in the final analysis, the commander of the First Legion. No matter how high his reputation in the army, he is not the emperor, nor the commander-in-chief. And our opponent is not Cliolev, but the Council..." As he said, Duanmuhuai picked up a chess piece and inserted it on the sand table.


    "From the perspective of the Council, what do you think they will think when they learn that our army is advancing? They will definitely worry that the Inquisition Army will be at the city and send them to heaven with one shot. So they will definitely ask the First Legion to block our army at all costs. In this case, even if Cleolev has all his talents, it will make no sense."


    “………It’s still possible……”


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s explanation, everyone present was stunned. They have always instinctively believed that military affairs belong to military affairs and politics belong to politics. But it is obvious that Duanmuhuai has a different view on this.


    Duanmu Huai seemed very calm about the admiration and surprise gazes that others cast to him. Military is an extension of politics. In the final analysis, military is just a political means.


    In history, there are countless examples of influence on military strategies through politics. For example, in the Battle of Changping during the Warring States Period, Zhao State was the commander of veteran Lian Po and persisted with Qin State for several months. Later, Qin State sent people to spread rumors in Zhao State, claiming that the Qin army was not afraid of Lian Po but Zhao Kuo. If Zhao Kuo was the commander, the Qin army would throw away their armor and flee in less than three hours.


    At that time, all the civil and military officials in Zhao State were in a panic. Even Zhao Kuo''s mother found Zhao Xiaocheng personally and said that my son was a waste. Don''t let him be a general. But in the end, King Zhao Xiaocheng insisted on replacing the general at the last minute and replacing Zhao Kuo with Lian Po. Unexpectedly, the Qin army on the opposite side did not speak of martial ethics, replaced Wang Yan with Bai Qi, and directly fought Zhao Kuo, who was talking about the war on paper, and killed 200,000 surrendered soldiers in Zhao State. The attack on Zhao State could not even call out his grandmother.


    When I saw this story in later history books, everyone thought that King Xiaocheng of Zhao was a trick, but in fact, the war between the two countries was very expensive at that time, and the mice in the granary had to cry when they saw it. In this case, King Xiaocheng of Zhao, as an emperor, had to make a choice. Otherwise, if Zhao Jun will continue to waste his life, we will not say whether he wins or not, and everyone will starve to death together.


    As a general, Lian Po only needs to care about the war, but as the emperor, King Zhao Xiaocheng must consider the entire country. By then, the Zhao army will win and Zhao State will starve a lot of people to death. What''s the point? And if you continue, it may not be certain whether you win or not.


    So he simply took a gamble. Since Lian Po was disobedient, he replaced Lian Po with the obedient Zhao Kuo.


    Just lost the bet.


    There is also Yue Fei. Emperor Gaozong of Song did value Yue Fei at first, but later he ordered Yue Fei to return to the court with twelve gold medals, and Yue Fei was naturally tragic. But it is not completely correct to say that Emperor Gaozong of Song just believed Qin Hui''s slander. In fact, if it were other dynasties, Yue Fei might not have encountered such a thing. Even Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, would have been the only way to cook the dog when he died. The resistance to Jin is not over yet, why is Emperor Gaozong of Song so anxious to cut Yue Fei?


    The reason is very simple, the Song Dynasty has learned from the past!


    As a hero of the anti-Jin Dynasty, Yue Fei had such a high reputation in the Southern Song Dynasty. Emperor Gaozong of Song was afraid that Yue Fei would beat the Jin people away, and then one night he was pulled from the bed by his subordinates and put on a dragon robe and other things... How could he not know how his ancestors became emperors?


    Why did the emperors of the Song Dynasty value literature and suppress martial arts? Isn’t it the second Chenqiao mutiny that was afraid of? With Yue Fei''s reputation and status in the Song Dynasty, and the Southern Song Dynasty at that time, people''s hearts were fluctuating like the Later Zhou Dynasty. If Yue Fei really wanted to wear a yellow robe, wouldn’t the Song Dynasty be as silly as the Later Zhou Dynasty?


    So Song Gaozong had already had concerns about this, and the treacherous minister Qin Hui was making trouble, and finally issued a series of stupid orders, killing himself to death.


    In fact, many times, if you study all kinds of slutty operations in history, you will find that there are objective conditions. In addition, the other party is originally hesitant, so the treacherous minister''s slander or conspiracy is basically equivalent to pushing him along the way, which makes the other party finally make a decision that seems stupid and stupid in later generations.


    If there are no objective conditions, then even if it is said in a mess, it will be useless.


    As the saying goes, a general is incompetent and exhausts his army.


    But no matter how awesome the general is, his arms can''t resist his thighs. The emperor issued an order, can he resist the order?


    Ultimately, all military issues are political issues.


    Generals like Wu Qi, Han Xin, and Yue Fei are all like this. They are all first-class when leading troops to fight. They can be said to be invincible in the world when leading troops to fight, and they kill gods when seeing gods and Buddhas when seeing Buddhas. Wu Qi was even an all-rounder who was able to capture military and political skills. The State of Chu became stronger because of his reforms and became a hegemon of the Warring States Period.


    But what''s the use?


    Wu Qi offended the Chu nobles because of reform and was shot to death by arrows.


    Han Xin, who had **** Xiang Yu, was conspired by Liu Bang and Xiao He, and tricked him into the palace to assassinate him.


    Not to mention Yue Fei, everyone knows it.


    So in the final analysis, no matter how strong the general is, there is only a dead end to face political games.


    Therefore, in Duanmuhuai''s opinion, no matter how awesome Cleolev is, it is useless. He is the reincarnation of Sun Wu and Han Xin is reborn. As long as he catches the Council, Cleolev will have no way to die!


    It doesn’t matter if Cleolev is not deceived, just be deceived by the parliament!


    Just like the Qin envoy, it doesn’t matter if you Lian Po is not deceived, and it doesn’t matter if all civil and military officials are not deceived. As long as King Zhao Xiaocheng is a fool, you will be able to do it! Could it be that you, Lian Po, still rebelled against King Xiaocheng of Zhao?


    The same is true for Cleolev now. Because the Fourth Legion rebelled against the King of Responsibility, the Council must be afraid that the First Legion would also serve as a King of Responsible. Therefore, for Cleolev, he only has two ways, either to fully comply with the orders of the Council, or to simply turn it back directly - it would be better then, wouldn''t it be happier to join the revolutionary ranks together?


    For Cleolev, from a political perspective, he was completely dead.


    "Order everyone to prepare."


    Duanmu Huai sneered and stood up.


    "Since the First Legion is coming, let''s give him a grand and warm welcome ceremony!"


    (This chapter ends)